Feinstein! Her entire career has had a for sale tag on it.
The transcript is available to. Excerpted that for this reason. Very good news people!
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>> WELL, MARIA, I DON’T WANT TO
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SAY MUCH MORE THAN YOU JUST
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DESCRIBED THERE.
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THE REST OF THE INFORMATION IS
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CLASSIFIED.
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BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, I
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TALKED ABOUT THIS BACK IN
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FEBRUARY TO THE NATIONAL
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GOVERNORS’ ASSOCIATION.
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THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, YOU
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SAW THIS WITH THE CLOSURE OF THE
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CONSULATE IN HOUSTON, IS RUNNING
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ESPIONAGE OPERATIONS IN THE
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UNITED STATES AND TARGETING
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BUSINESS LEADERS, AMERICAN
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CONGRESSMAN, CITY COUNCIL
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MEMBERS.
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WE SAW IT HAPPEN TO A STATE
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SENATOR IN WISCONSIN.
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THIS IS A DEEP EFFORT TO CONDUCT
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INFLUENCE OPERATIONS TO
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UNDERMINE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND
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PUT OUR NATION AT RISK.
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THIS ADMINISTRATION, PRESIDENT
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TRUMP FOR THE FIRST TIME HAS
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SAID THIS IS -- ENOUGH OF THIS.
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WE’RE GOING TO FIX THIS AND HAS
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GIVEN US THE GUIDANCE AND YOU’VE
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SEEN US ACT ON IT, WHETHER IT
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WAS WHAT WE DID WITH THE
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CONSULATE IN HOUSTON, YOU SAW
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THE FBI INDICT SEVERAL PLA
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MEMBERS WHO WERE STUDYING HERE
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IN THE UNITED STATESEN GAUGE
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GAUGED -- ENGAGED IN ACTIVITY
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THAT WAS UNLAWFUL.
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WE’RE GOING TO PROTECT THE
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AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM THESE
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CHINESE INFLUENCE OPERATIONS.
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MARIA: WELL, I MEAN, THIS WEEK
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DIANNE FEINSTEIN PRAISED CHINA
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AS A RESPECTABLE NATION, SHE
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SAID.
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WHY DO SOME IN CONGRESS NOT SAY
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THE SAME THING THAT YOU’VE BEEN
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SAYING, THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION
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HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING?
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THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE AN
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ALL-OUT AGREEMENT WITHIN THE
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CONGRESS ON THIS.
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>> MARIA, I SAW THE STATEMENT
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FROM SENATOR FEINSTEIN.
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I FOUND IT PERPLEXING.
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I SAW STATEMENTS FROM SENIOR
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AMERICAN CEOS OF THE BIG TECH
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COMPANIES THIS WEEK SAYING THEY
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HADN’T HEARD OR SEEN ABOUT
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFT IN
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THE UNITED STATES.
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THAT’S CRAZY TALK.
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HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS.
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THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE ARE GETTING
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NEARLY EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS
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ALIGNED ALONG THE
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ADMINISTRATION’S POLICIES ON
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CHINA.